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A New Publication for the Bioregion: Cascadia Magazine featuring Cascadia Daily
Are you subscribed to Cascadia Daily? Have you checked out Cascadia Magazine? This awesome new publication for the bioregion features daily news and culture from all over Cascadia!
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Help Cascadia get to London for the CONIFA World Cup in 2018!
CascadiaNow! is excited to be partnering with the Cascadia Association Football Federation to help field a Cascadia Regional Team at the CONIFA World Cup in 2018. If you are interested in being involved, please email CAFF coordinator Aaron Johnson directly at aaronmartinj@gmail.com.
Read More2017 Cascadia Innovation Corridor Conference
The Cascadia Innovation Corridor Conference brings together business, academic, and government leaders from both sides of the border to explore new strategies for the region to come together, maximize our shared competitive advantages, and elevate our global economic position. It's your chance to engage with regional, national and international experts on how we can work together to strengthen Cascadia's position as an international hub for innovation, spur job creation, and enhance our already high quality of life.
Read MoreLeptochiton cascadiensis: New species identified in Cascadia!
Scientist Julia Sigwart, a longtime supporter and enthusiast of Cascadia, discovered this new species in Friday Harbor, WA (though they live on the coasts of British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon, too!)
Read MoreCascadia Innovation Corridor
British Columbia and Washington State look to create Cascadia Innovation Corridor to promote regional economic opportunities in tech industries, as well as to foster collaborative research projects and transportation lines.
Read MoreCascadians Against Hate Coalition Forming
In a statement released, the Cascadians Against Hate Coalition stated that it "does not promote, permit, or condone any behaviors or actions of a sexist, racist, derogatory, or discriminatory nature . . . Moreover, we outright condemn all hate groups, their actions and ideas, as they run contrary to the core Cascadian bioregional beliefs and tenets. These groups threaten to undermine the sacred relationship between biodiversity and nature, which is the crux of life."
Read MoreThe Thin Green Line: An Interactive Map to Our Successes
In 2010, the Northwest region saw its first proposal for large-scale coal exports. Shortly after, a policy and research non-profit called Sightline started tracking the region's fossil fuel transportation. With the help of a wide span of communities, tribes and First Nations, environmental supporters, and many other organizations and individuals, nearly every proposed project by the coal, gas, and oil industries they opposed has been defeated.
Read MoreA Successful Emerging Cascadia Innovation Corridor Conference
A cross-boarder meeting for " The Emerging Cascadia Innovation Corridor Conference" was launched in Vancouver, British Columbia over the weekend of September 19th-21st. The conference brought together government and business leaders to explore the potential for partnerships in education, transportation, university research in a new example of cross-border collaboration.
Read MoreNew Game Mirror’s Edge Catalyst will be set in the Dystopic Future Nation of Cascadia
In fun news, the prequel to the 2009 massive hit video game Mirror's Edge will take place in the futuristic city of Glass, the third largest city in the future nation of Cascadia with a population of nearly five million. The action adventure parkour style game will be set in three central districts, with players choosing from one of three factions the Conglomerate, the Runners, and the ominously-named Black November.
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